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Tourism Offices Worldwide Directory - A guide to official tourist information sources: government tourism offices, convention and visitors bureaus, chambers of commerce, and similar organizations that provide free, accurate, and unbiased travel information to the public. Businesses such as travel agents, tour operators, and hotels are not included.

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Visit Britain - The official website for travel and tourism in the United Kingdom.

Moffat Centre - A university-based centre undertaking key consultancy and contract research projects in the travel, tourism, hospitality and events sectors. The Centre can provide expertise on tourism development projects throughout the UK and internationally.

Professional Development Institute of Tourism (PDIT) - a Canadian registered Hotel School by the British Columbia Private Post-secondary Education Commission (PPSEC). The PDIT offers distance learning and home study Courses to those seeking entry into the tourism industry, as well as to employees and supervisory staff currently in the tourism and hospitality industry who are seeking skills upgrading, or advancement into supervisory or management positions.